ARLINGTON – Around 400 people from several area schools attended a Civil War walk-through hosted by Starmont High School’s communication class on the football practice field Wednesday. Communications instructor, Sheryl Nelson, said this is the first year the course has been offered at Starmont, and the idea for a Civil War walk-through came from one [...]

Improving an old, image-challenged neighborhood like Wellington Heights takes more than rolling out of bed or throwing darts at a board. Some heavy lifting toward change already is taking place in the southeast Cedar Rapids neighborhood, and more is in the offing. Last week, city officials convened public get-togethers over two days at St. Paul’s [...]

  IOWA CITY — An Iowa City church has been trailblazing same-sex marriage equality for more than a decade. Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church and an author, spoke to about 50 people Saturday afternoon at the Congregational United Church of Christ. He addressed Christian marriage and how people of [...]

April 23 was unlike any day I’ve experienced before. It is a day that will forever hold a special place in my heart. I, along with 67 others, accompanied veterans on the first Eastern Iowa Honor Flight of 2013. The Eastern Iowa Honor Flight is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization that sends local veterans to Washington, [...]

  Percussionists, vocalists, dancers and even a few football players; it’s a diverse bunch and June Braverman is trying to wrangle them all to put on a show. “It’s a mix up of people,” said the director. “But if they’re having fun and they look like they’re enjoying it, that’s all we can ask, because [...]

Less than five years after a devastating flood caused $11 million in damages to the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, it is being honored for its service to the community. The museum is a recipient of this year’s National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the highest honor given to museums and libraries. [...]

  CEDAR RAPIDS – Officials are in the preliminary stages of establishing a Linn County dog park in Squaw Creek this year. Around 33 people that make up the Leadership for Five Seasons Class of 2013 will begin planting “small, high-quality and resilient” trees in the off-leash dog park on May 3. The trees will [...]

  CORALVILLE — Local celebrities competed against several Boy Scout troops in a series of physical and mental events Saturday. “Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout?,” based on the National Geographic television series, brought competitors and spectators to S.T. Morrison Park. Many Scouts and community members could be found preparing for the activities: fire-starting, [...]

  ‘Be prepared” will soon have new meaning for members of the Cedar Rapids and Coralville police departments, former University of Iowa athletes and local celebrities. These groups will form teams of three and take on area Boy Scouts in the Hawkeye Area Council’s “Are You Tougher than a Boy Scout?” competition. Based on the [...]